End of November.

When many small countries in the ninja world seemed to be igniting the flames of war, the big countries finally seemed to have lost their patience and began to attack the country of ghosts.

For a time, the international situation became treacherous and unpredictable.

It's just that the one who took the lead in attacking was not, as everyone thought, the Kingdom of Thunder, which was as barbaric as the Kingdom of Ghosts, but the Kingdom of Fire, which was beyond everyone's expectations.

The Daimyo of the Fire Nation publicly criticized the Demon Nation's excessive interference in the internal affairs of other countries through a formal announcement, and was suspected of using violence to control the small country's rebel organizations behind the scenes, making the peace that the ninja world had finally restored became extremely dangerous.

It even came to the conclusion that the other party intended to start the Fourth Ninja War.

It is not yet known whether these things are true. Although the behavior of the Kingdom of Ghosts does seem domineering, the other major powers are not necessarily good people. The reason why they speak like this is just for convenience and to stand on the commanding heights of justice.

Let’s criticize our opponents on the basis of world peace.

In this way, no matter what, the Fire Nation will be able to remain invincible from a righteous perspective.

However, compared to the severe rebuke from the Fire Nation, the Ghost Nation, as the center of the vortex, did not have any extreme reaction to this. It only responded with very official and beautiful words diplomatically. In addition, the Ghost Nation did not

I have been entangled in this kind of thing for too long, and I still go my own way and stir up trouble in the ninja world.

Anyone can see that the Kingdom of Ghosts did not pay attention to the harsh words in the official announcement of the Kingdom of Fire. It can be described as ignoring it.

Although issuing such a statement will undoubtedly further reduce the relationship between the two countries, which has already reached a freezing point, the positive response of the Fire Country has also given many small countries hope of sanctioning the Ghost Country.

After all, the gap between big countries and small countries is clear at a glance, especially those small countries that do not pay attention to the development of ninja villages. Facing the iron hoof of the big countries, once a war breaks out, they will only be ravaged by the big countries.

Just like the Kingdom of Thunder, the reason why the Kingdom of Demons dares to so unscrupulously stir up unrest in various parts of the ninja world is because of its terrifying military power as a powerful backing.

As long as the military of the Kingdom of Ghosts does not collapse, then the politics and economy of this country can be centered on the Kingdom of Ghosts and radiate to surrounding areas, forming an alliance of forces headed by the Kingdom of Ghosts.

Just like the Country of Bears and the Country of Ghosts, although they still retain the name of the country in name, in fact the real masters of these two countries have unknowingly become the Country of Ghosts and are directly under the control of the central government of the Country of Ghosts.

Jurisdiction.

As a lord of a small country, I am afraid that no one is not worried about the methods of this country.

In the past, their small country would regard the Land of Thunder as the biggest cancer in the ninja world, burning, killing and looting everywhere, using illegal means to concentrate and strengthen Kumogakure's military power, and they felt resentful.

However, compared to today's Demon Kingdom, the Kingdom of Thunder and Kumogakure's methods are as docile and cute as well-behaved sheep.

At least the threats from the Kingdom of Thunder and Kumogakure are temporary, but the Kingdom of Demons wants to fundamentally disrupt the foundation of their rule. The dangers of the two are not at the same level at all.

Therefore, now that a big country finally criticized the Kingdom of Ghosts from the front for its improper involvement in the political power of a small country, the nobles of the small country who were invaded by the Kingdom of Ghosts naturally leaned towards the Country of Fire.

So in just half a month, many small countries continued to send envoys to the Daming Mansion of the Country of Fire for secret talks. For a time, the Allied Powers headed by the Country of Fire took a prototype.

The small country that was invaded by the Kingdom of Ghosts was no longer a rootless duckweed, but had been supported. Facing the Kingdom of Ghosts, the small country finally had the courage to fight back.

The Country of Fire denounced the inappropriate behavior of the Country of Oni, enlisted the power of small countries, and stated that it would reach military mutual assistance agreements with these small countries, hoping that the Country of Oni would stop its excessive behavior and avoid the outbreak of the Fourth Ninja War.

Less than a week after the Fire Nation made these responses, the Wind Nation, located in the southwest region of the mainland, also responded, stating that it stood with the Fire Nation and hoped that the Ghost Nation would consider it carefully and bring peace to the ninja world as soon as possible.

benign state...

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Recently, more and more documents have been sent to the office. Shiraishi is basically living in the office. He has no time to go home or go to the laboratory to study new things.

Not surprisingly, the documents sent were basically related to the two big countries, Fire and Wind, meddling in the political power of many small countries in the Kingdom of Ghosts.

Some of them come from the military side, some come from the government, and there are also opinions collected from the people of Oni.

After reading these documents, Shiraishi nodded slightly.

Generally speaking, in terms of public opinion, it has not caused any effective blow in the Kingdom of Ghosts.

Although the Kingdom of Fire has imposed "sanctions" on the Kingdom of Ghosts in a righteous manner, in the end, they are all flashy things, and there is also no concrete evidence. All the remarks are based on speculation.

"Are the diplomats from the Country of Fire and the Country of Wind still staying in Ziyuan City?"

Shiraishi put down his pen and asked the staff in front of him.

"Yes, the missions of the two countries have not left yet. They are trying their best to ask the military departments to respond, and they are determined not to give up. If they are not given a definite answer, they will not leave easily."

The staff member tensed his nerves slightly and responded to Shiraishi.

This time, Fire and Wind both sent missions to communicate with the Kingdom of Ghosts. The point of discussion was simply to hope that the Kingdom of Ghosts could cease its activities internationally and not destroy the international stability that was finally maintained.

The staff of the Foreign Affairs Department of the Kingdom of Ghosts were also engaged in fierce arguments with the diplomatic missions of the two countries, resisting the artillery fire of the two countries.

"You can tell the foreign affairs department that the Kingdom of Ghosts will continue to maintain its original style and will not make any compromises on this. I hope they will not get angry."

Shiraishi thought for a while and ordered the staff member.

"yes."

After receiving Shiraishi's answer, the staff hurriedly left.

Quietness returned to the office. Shiraishi looked out the window while holding a cup of hot tea.

The cold north wind is howling, and the temperature has dropped sharply in recent days.

It will snow soon.

It will be the coldest day of the year.

"It's such a pity. It seems that I won't be able to live a stable and good year..."

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The country of tea.

A small country far away from the influence of the Kingdom of Ghosts, bordering the southern border of the Kingdom of Fire.

Although it is a small country, its land area far exceeds the average land area of ​​a small country. In terms of land area alone, it is not an exaggeration to call it a medium country.

The Country of Tea is a country with an extremely developed tea industry, controlling nearly half of the tea industry in the ninja world. Not only that, there are many mines in this country with rich mineral resources. At the same time, the country is surrounded by the sea on many sides, and the fishery and shipping industries are also

Relatively developed. Generally speaking, except for its relatively weak military strength, it is a country with quite good economic strength in all aspects.

In a teahouse in this country, in a secluded space, four people were sitting around a square low table.

High-quality tea was served on the low table, but among the four people surrounding the low table, no one took the initiative to drink tea. Instead, they looked at each other, as if they were confirming something.

Until one of them coughed, tapped the table with his finger, attracted the attention of the other three, and said: "Everyone, this time we have full authority to represent the shadows behind us, in order to confirm at this meeting

It’s time for the final attack. Since time is limited, let’s get straight to the point now.”

It was Shikaku who spoke.

The other three are Sunagakure's elite Jonin Maki, the fourth-generation Kazekage Rasa's right-hand man; Iwagakure's elite Jonin Loess, the third-generation Tsuchikage Onoki's son, Iwagakure's leading soil escape ninja; and the last Kirigakure.

Elite Jonin Ao, one of the fourth-generation Mizukage's deputy and part-time bodyguards, is good at sensory ninjutsu.

The four of them all sat with serious faces and unsmiling faces.

"Mr. Shikaku is right. We won't stay here for too long. We must complete the discussion as soon as possible before we can go back to resume our duties."

Echoing Shikaku was Sunagakure Jounin Maki, who hoped that the meeting would start as soon as possible.

After Ma Ji finished saying this, Huang Tu was about to reply when Qing took a step faster than him and said directly: "Then let's skip the reminiscing about the past and tell our respective answers directly. According to our water shadow

Your Excellency has made arrangements, and he has set the date as December 22."

Shikaku pondered for a moment and reported the result of Konoha's discussion: "December 28th."

Markey answered meticulously: "December 31st."

Huang Tu finally said: "The time given by my old man is December 23."

The times given by the four parties are different, but they also have something in common, that is, they are all in late December.

At that time, it was freezing cold, the roads were icy, and it was approaching the end of the year, so you could win by surprise.

"Four different times? But it seems that there is no objection to setting the time in late December."

Shikaku smiled and thought that late December was a good time to attack.

The main thing is to use the factor of weather and timing to execute the raid perfectly.

"But how can we unify four different times?"

Qing asked.

Before Shikaku gave an answer, Huang Tu said: "Since the time cannot be unified, let's make a compromise. How about setting it at midnight on December 26th?"

After Huang Tu finished speaking, the other three looked at each other, nodded and agreed to the plan without hesitation.

After all, it really doesn't make much sense to argue about time.

Their time will not be wasted on such meaningless arguments.

"Now that the time is confirmed, let's determine the order of attack. We, Konoha, will be responsible for starting the first battle. After successfully suppressing the morale of the Demon Country, it will be Sunagakure and Iwagakure's turn to attack, and finally Kirigakure. But.

In order to cut off the supply from the front and rear of the Demon Country, after the first contact between Konoha and the Demon Country, Iwagakure needed immediate support to blow up the railway connecting the Demon Country to the Bear Country, so that the railway could not be used in a short period of time.

Ways to get things back up and running.”

Shikaku took out a plan and spread it on the table for the other three people to see.

It contains detailed drawings of strategic defense plans and action routes, including brief and clear text descriptions.

Huang Tu looked at the plan, especially the part about drawing the map, and nodded.

"Okay, the matter of blowing up the railway will be left to Iwagakure to handle when the time comes."

"Next, as long as the supplies are cut off and the Oni Country troops stationed at the border of the Bear Country are left without support, it will not be difficult for Konoha to completely annihilate them before new support arrives. By then, it will all depend on the performance of each village.

Just act according to the original plan.”

Shikaku pointed at the route of action and glanced at the faces of the three people.

"Don't worry, our Kirigakure side's defenses are perfect. In order to succeed in this operation, Mizukage-sama has been working without any thought for the past six months."

Qing responded seriously.

"There is no objection from Sunagakure's side."
To be continued...